Example sentences of "they gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here they gave poetry readings in the 800-seat auditorium ; a measure of the man he was becoming and of the distinguished company he kept . |
| 2 | I do n't know what it was about Holland , whether it was the food , the water or all the chocolates they gave me , but I grew , how I grew . |
| 3 | As a group ‘ they gave God short shift ’ . |
| 4 | But the others did n't want an entirely new hand on the helm , so they gave it back to Poher . |
| 5 | ‘ After The White Lion won they gave me £6,000 and told me to get them another , so I sold them three shares in Rambo 's Hall — who I 'd bought cheaply in a job lot as a yearling — for £1,500 each . |
| 6 | They gave him a standing ovation . ’ |
| 7 | Their degree of preference for one party Over others had an important influence upon the usefulness-ratings they gave the media for helping them decide how to Vote ( those with clear preferences found the media less useful for that purpose ) but had little or no influence on other aspects of usefulness-ratings . |
| 8 | When schools shut for lack of fuel in the winter , they gave private lessons to the richer peasants ' children . |
| 9 | So they gave excuses of shortage of time or involvement in other activities to explain why they did not register for the rural party cell . |
| 10 | They gave out huge cash advances without checking : each local branch had its own accountants . |
| 11 | They gave him the leave which he sought . |
| 12 | They gave us a questionnaire each to fill in . |
| 13 | So they gave him a job . |
| 14 | They gave her a jug of barley water and a clean glass . |
| 15 | Because Marx and Engels saw the reanalysis of history and anthropology as and essential part of their political activity , they gave ever-growing importance to the study and understanding of pre-capitalist societies . |
| 16 | On every leg they gave us a cheese roll and several cups of coffee , and by the time we took off for the third time we were wearing a rut in the carpet down the aisle to the tail-end gents . |
| 17 | Whatever personal problems she and Charles had were put to one side and they gave the people of Wales a visit to remember . |
| 18 | Ringing round some of the ex club members they gave their pictures of Philip : ‘ A quiet but firm man , who always had time to listen , and give advice when asked . ’ |
| 19 | They gave me food with stones and yak dung , but it was still not enough and they put it in a urine container . |
| 20 | They gave me water in a small , broken cup . |
| 21 | They gave Valenzuela little credit for speaking out . |
| 22 | The red robe they gave her there was the first bright colour she had worn . |
| 23 | ‘ If they gave hard facts instead of patronising advertising it would be better . |
| 24 | They gave Natfhe and the other unions until January 31 to accept or forfeit the offer . |
| 25 | They gave away very little about themselves in their choice of the first Christmas presents . |
| 26 | They gave Vialli , Donadoni and Mancini a combative afternoon . |
| 27 | The tour in Japan was over and David left — he sailed for Vladivostok — and finally , just to get rid of me as usual ( if you keep making enough noise they 'll get rid of you for a little peace and quiet ) they gave me a visa . |
| 28 | The following day they gave a home-coming party at Haddon Hall and invited many of their friends : Tony Visconti , Mary Hopkin , Lindsay Kemp , Mick Ronson , George Underwood , Freddie Barretti , Ken Scott and Mary Finnigan whom he kissed on the cheek and said , ‘ I love you , Mary . ’ |
| 29 | We were all looking for some direction in our lives and they gave us that direction . |
| 30 | They gave me a bad time — they 'd all been in since they were seventeen and they were hard men . |